Don’t Be Cruel Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my Don’t Be Cruel guitar lesson by Elvis Presley with guitar chords and strumming patterns. Now you can make this song super easy by ignoring the 7 chords and playing a regular Em and A7 for the entire. But if you want to stick more to the true nature of the song, feel free to throw them in.
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Don’t Be Cruel Guitar Chords:
Don’t Be Cruel Strumming Patterns:
Strumming:
> >
1 + 2+ 3+ 4+
DU DU DU DU
Strumming Option 2:
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
D U UDU
On the above strumming pattern, you can accent the bass note.
Don’t Be Cruel Guitar Lesson:
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Don’t Be Cruel Chord Chart:
CHORD PROGRESSIONS:
You may or may not be surprised to find that the chord progression for the verses follow a 12 Bar Blues Progression.
Verses:
D D D D
G G D D
Em7 A D D
Choruses:
G A7
G A7
D D
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
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